In its report released on Monday, the World Health Organization classified Pakistan as one of the countries at risk of infrastructure failure.
According to the WHO’s latest “Countdown to 2023” report, the Global Fat Elimination 2022 report, an estimated five billion people worldwide suffer from the harmful effects of obesity and cardiovascular disease. Pakistan and 99 other countries are already enacting related dietary laws.
Most starch is used to preserve food, as cooking oil, or for industrial purposes in food products.
In early 2018, the WHO set a goal of eliminating secondhand smoke and passive smoking in all major cities by 2023. However, nine of the 16 countries with the highest death rates from heart disease have not implemented the best public safety measures6 to better prevent it. Millions of people worldwide are affected.
Pakistan is among nine countries, along with Iran, Nepal, Korea, Egypt, Australia, Azerbaijan, Ecuador, and Bhutan, that have not developed effective measures to combat cardiovascular diseases caused by saturated fat. The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged these countries to act urgently, as up to five billion people are at risk.
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 500,000 people die from heart disease worldwide each year. The beneficial properties of these fats are unknown, and they contribute significantly to the fat accumulation that causes heart disease. The head of Resolve to Save Lives added that all governments can reduce the number of preventable deaths by implementing better policies.
The best practice recommended by the WHO for all countries with high fat levels, including Pakistan, is to set a healthy national limit of two grams of saturated fat per 100 grams of food, use vegetables instead of hydrogenated products, and limit salt in all foods.
